OSHA launches application to electronically submit injury and illness data on August 1

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The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration will launch on August 1 the Injury Tracking Application (ITA).
The web-based form allows employers to electronically submit required injury
and illness data from their completed 2016 OSHA Form 300A.

The application will be accessible
from the ITA webpage. Employers with 10 or fewer employees in the
groundwater industry are partially exempt from keeping OSHA injury and illness
records. As always, state requirements may vary.

In June, OSHA published a notice of proposed rulemaking to extend the deadline for submitting 2016 Form 300A
to December 1, 2017, to allow affected entities sufficient time to familiarize
themselves with the electronic reporting system, and to provide the new
administration an opportunity to review the new electronic reporting
requirements prior to their implementation.

The data submission process
involves four steps:

Creating an
establishment

Adding 300A summary
data

Submitting data to
OSHA

Reviewing the
confirmation email.

The secure website offers three
options for data submission. One option will enable users to manually enter
data into a web form. Another option will give users the ability to upload a
CSV file to process single or multiple establishments at the same time. A third
option will allow users of automated recordkeeping systems to transmit data
electronically via an application programming interface.

The ITA webpage also includes
information on reporting requirements, a list of frequently asked questions, and
a link to request assistance with completing the form. For more information,
visit www.osha.gov.

NGWA has a host of safety-related items available on
its website, including Model Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Manual,
which is a complete safety program for companies working in the groundwater
industry. Click
here
to get more information.​